Ivanka Trump shared a touching tribute to her husband, Jared Kushner, on Monday, after the businessman was absent from their family celebration for Father's Day. The mother of three took to Instagram to share several snaps of her getaway at Camp David in Maryland with three of her siblings, their families and her father, Donald Trump.
Included in the photos were her own children, Arabella, 13, Joseph, 10, and Theodore, eight, with the trio posing alongside their famous grandfather at the secluded spot.
"Last Sunday, we gathered at Camp David with my dad, my siblings, our children and their cousins," she began in the caption. "Grateful for another Father's Day together."
© Instagram"Jared couldn't be with us. But his absence was one born on purpose. And we felt his presence all the same," she continued. "The older I get, the more I realize that family is built in both the extraordinary moments and the ordinary ones: a walk, a laugh, a story shared around the dinner table."
"These become the memories our children carry forward. Feeling especially grateful for the fathers who love, lead, and serve through both presence and sacrifice."
Elsewhere in the photos, she posed for a picture in front of the Camp David sign with her kids, rode horses with her brother, Eric Trump, and took to the shooting range on the 125-acre country retreat.
© InstagramShe was snapped enjoying a meal with her sister, Tiffany Trump, who arrived at the family getaway with her one-year-old baby, Alexander, and her husband, Michael Boulos. Her older brother, Donald Trump Jr., was also in attendance with his new bride, Bettina Anderson.
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Jared's absence from the Father's Day celebration may have been due to the backlash sparked by his and Ivanka's plans to build a luxury resort on an Albanian island that is protected due to its rich biodiversity.
The development has been proposed to begin on Sazan Island, which is a former military outpost. Massive protests have been sparked in Albania in response to the news as locals have argued that the ecological damage would be devastating if the resort was allowed to go ahead.
© Getty Images for REFORM AllianceIvanka explained on the David Senra podcast in May that she and Jared had stumbled upon the island during a yacht trip in 2021, and immediately saw the vision for a luxury resort.
© Anadolu via Getty Images"We were on a friend's boat, and we stopped for a swim. Effectively, that's how we found it," she recalled. "We swam to the islands, went on a hike barefoot all the way up to the top, and we were just captivated, and it stayed with us ever since."
Prime Minister Edi Rama has backed Ivanka and Jared's project despite intense public backlash and calls for him to step down. "Albania should not be a country that fears an extraordinary project like this one, where exceptional partners have come together to invest four billion euros," he said. "There is no chance for this investment to stop as long as I am here."
